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Junkers W33L "Bremen"

19 June 1998
Bremen, Germany

A Junkers aircraft, named Bremen is shown to the public in a Bremen
square after an intensive restoration program conducted by Lufthansa specialists. The
story, data and copyrighted pictures behind this special airplane is provided by Mr. Peter
Jenniches of Bremen.

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Nose markings of the Bremen

Tail markings of the Bremen

On April 13, 1928, 70 years before, at Greenly Island, Labrador, Newfoundland, this
Junkers aircraft W33, nicknamed "Bremen", landed after an epic
36-hour-flight from Baldonnel, Ireland to America. Baldonnel is outside of Dublin,
Ireland. It was not the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, but it was the first
in the East to West direction after Charles Lindbergh did it
in 1927 in the Spirit of St. Louis. Three men made history, Ehrenfried
Guenther Freiherr von Huenefeld (1892-1929), called The Crazy Baron, Hermann
Koehl (1888-1938), both Germans, and James C.Fitzmaurice (1898-1965), who was Irish.
The Baron presented the legendary Junkers W33 aircraft to the citizens of New York and it
was exhibited in 1929 at New York City's Penn Central Station. Afterwards, the
aircraft became the property of the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. The
aircraft is on loan from the Henry Ford Museum to the city of Bremen until the year 2003
on condition that it be fully restored. This restoration has been completed.

Technical Data Junkers W33

Type

Junkers W33 L

Serial No.

2504

Date of Manufacture

28th July 1927

Registration

D-1167

Name

BREMEN

Span

18.35 meters (60.2 feet)

Length

10.90 meters (35.76 feet)

Height

3.50 meters (11.48 feet)

Engine

Junkers L5

Power

360 PS (HP)

Weight empty

1,350 kilograms (2970 lbs)

Fuel weight

1,932 kilograms (4250.4 lbs)

Equipment weight

18 kilograms (39.6 lbs)

Weight in flight

3,700 kilograms (8140 lbs)

Top Speed

195 km/h (121.2 mph)

Cruising Speed

150 km/h (93.2 mph)

Range

7,700 kilometers (4785 miles)

The pictures and original text are copyrighted to the photographer, Mr. Peter Jenniches, of Bremen, Germany. He
has graciously granted the ALLSTAR network permission to
use them. The ALLSTAR network has made some minor modifications to the text for
the sake of readability.